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Event: 1997 Australian Open

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A beefed-up Rafael Nadal muscled his way into the second round of the Australian Open with a gritty straight-sets win on day one.

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Roger Federer and Andre Agassi cruised into the second round of the Australian Open today as fifth seed Carlos Moya crashed out to his Davis Cup hitting partner.

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Gary Orr kicked himself for failing to take the scalp of former Open champion Justin Leonard in the second round of the Accenture World Matchplay Championship in Melbourne.

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